they didn't draft Ernie Davis he was drafted by the chiefs and then almost immediately traded to the browns
No, his only NFL game appearance was with the Cleveland Browns.
Ernie Davis was the number-one pick in the 1962 NFL Draft, becoming the first African American football player to be taken first overall. Selected by the Washington Redskins, his rights were then traded to the Cleveland Browns for Bobby Mitchell and a first-round draft choice. He was also drafted by the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League
Browns running back Ernie Davis died of Leukemia in 1962, before ever getting the chance to play in the NFL. However, Ernie Davis wasn't drafted by the Browns, he was originally drafted by the Washington Redskins with the first pick in the first round of the 1962 NFL Draft.
I believe the 1st Browns double header game was in 1962, where Ernie Davis was introduced and walked out on the field in a suit. The last one was played in 1971 or 1972
The Redskins traded #1 overall draft choice Ernie Davisto the Browns for Bobby Mitchell. The Browns had plans of pairing Davis with Jim Brown in the offensive backfield but Davis was diagnosed with leukemia in the summer of 1962, shortly after the trade. He passed away less than a year later.
Ernie Davis played college ball at Syracuse University. He was drafted (1962) by the Washington Redskins and subsequently traded to the Cleveland Browns but never played a game in the NFL as he was diagnosed with incurable leukemia prior to his rookie season. He passed away less than a year later.
Lakeside Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio on May 18, 1963.
he had money
Defensive back Jim Shofner had worn the #44 for the Browns since the 1958 season. Back in those days, it was not a custom to give a player a specific number because he had worn it in college or with another team, so the Browns gave him the #45.
Ernie Davis of Syracuse University was the first African American to be selected #1 overall in the NFL draft. That was 1962 and he was selected by the Washington Redskins and subsequently traded to the Cleveland Browns. Davis tragically was diagnosed with leukemia in the summer of 1962 and passed away in May, 1963 without ever playing an NFL game. Davis was also the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy.
Ernie Davis is not in Madden '08